who doesn't blame president obama. he blames another world famous democrat. and we will explain on this thursday edition of "way too early". good morning, everybody. brian shactman. what do you get when you add a-rod, jose canseco and a goat? that would be our sports block. we'll have details in a few minutes. but i want to start with this potential deal with afghanistan. u.s. military appears one step closer to having american troops in afghanistan beyond the end of next year. secretary of state john kerry has announced a preliminary agreement between u.s. and afghan officials. the "new york times" reports the deal could keep american forces on the ground through 2024. it would also include billions of dollars of international assistance. other reports say the deal will be limited to counterterrorism

and training of afghan forces. the obama administration not giving specifics, but it is pushing back on suggestions that americans will be fighting the war far into the future. white house official says it is, quote, completely wrong to suggest that troops will be in afghanistan until 2024. one thnk we know will not be included in the deal is an apology by the united states. yesterday secretary kerry made it clear that would not be happening. >> let me be clear, president karzai didn't ask for an apology. there was no discussion of an apology. there will be -- there is no -- just not even on the table. he didn't ask for it. we're not discussing it. it's very important for president karzai to know that issues that he's raised with us for many years have been properly addressed. it's very important for us to know that issues we have raised with him for a number of years

are properly addressed. the agreement will speak for itself. when the agreement is approved. >> the framework agreed upon by secretary kerry and president karzai must now be approved by the afghan ground council of elders. that council consists of about 3,000 leaders all vetted by the karzai government. there is new evidence of red flags leading up to the launch of obama care exchanges that there would be trouble. september 25th e-mail acquired by fox news shows the website's project manager expressing concern that healthcare.gov would not be ready on october the 1st. he suggests finding better ways to explain the process to the public when the site is not available. he goes on to write, quote, i am picturing in my mind all the major print and online publications taking screen shots of what is below and just ramping up the high pyperbolhyp. the e-mail included this image of the website down. people are navigating the

website saying it is improving, just not really fast enough. the site still freezes or fails just a shoppers are at the point of actually signing up for a plan. for ohio governor john case i go, tgo kasich, the problem goes back to a different democrat. >> you've got a bunch of people who were either operating in some university somewhere in some ivory tower somewhere theoretically putting together one sixth of the american economy. who would have ever thought this was going to work? but i have to tell you it this is really hillary care. when you don't have ideas, you're not positive, it creates avoid. and avoid was created down there and the void got filled with a plan designed by frankly i think most people that were theorists. >> the threat of another showdown in washington may not be as close as previously thought. the nonpartisan congressional

budget office reporting lawmakers have maybe until june to raise the nation's borrowing limit. the cbo says income generated by tax season could provide enough funds to continue paying off the nation's get. right now the treasury can issue new get up february 7. after that, they would have to resort to using so-called extraordinary measures. meanwhile lawmakers are looking to avoid another standoff by striking a long time budget deal. congressman tom cole says the senate out negotiating committee is close to a two year deal that would loosen up some parts of the sequester. congressman trey radel will take a leave of absence as he undergoes enpatient addiction treatment before the announcement coming in the wake of his arrest in a federal drug sting. yesterday the first term republican pleaded guilty to buying 3.5 grams of cocaine. he was sentence to one year of probation and a $250 fine on the misdemeanor charge.

>> i have no excuse for what i've done. and i'm not going to sit here and try to make any excuses for what i've done. sometimes in life you you need a wake-up call. this is my wake-up call. i've been struggling with this, but i've had my wake-up call. and i now know what i need. i need to take responsibility, own up to the sdegss that i've made, and move forward. >> radel's father by the way tells the cincinnati inquirer that radel met with top republicans including speaker boehner who urged the congressman not to resign. the editorial board in his district however says he must step aside. the kennedy cousin in press on for the murder of a teen amgd girl is poised to be released pending a new trial. earlier this month he won an appeal in his conviction for the murder that happened back in 1975. a judge ruled his attorney during the 2002 trial failed to adequately represent him. his family has long maintained

his innocence. now you to business. weekly unemployment data will be released later this morning and it could be a boost for wall street. all three indices in the red yesterday. seema mody joins us from cnbc. good morning. >> very good morning to you. >> what's going on? >> this is why saw a selloff were the fed meeting minutes. looks like they may be ready to move sooner rather than later when it comes to cut back on the massive bond buying program. that has helped to boost the stock market. minutes show members agreed they could start tapering in coming months if the job market tips to improve. they also wrestled with how to communicate that even after they start cutting back respect rates will stay at historic lows. many economists think the fed could announce a move at its january meeting which would be ben bernanke's last as chairman.

the "wall street journal" reports many airlines including united, delta and southwest will raise the number of miles needed for a free ticket or upgrade to first class. the move reflects higher fares and improvements they made to premium cabinets such as more leg room. also higher point totals at hotels. >> this is a confession on national tv. have you ever had a mcrib? >> i have not. but i'm looking at these pictures and reading about if. it looks tasty. >> i have never had one, but i guess there is bad news for people across the country. >> mcdonalds says it is leaving it up to local franchises to decide whether to sell the sandwich. so the fast food giant had put it on the menu the past three years to help boost sales, but mcdona alcdonald's says it has

national priorities. >> all right. good to see you. talk to you soon. in florida, charges have been dropped against two girls accused of bullying a classmate before she committed uhe s comm. they were arrested a month after rebecca jumped to her death. police say she was the victim of months of verbal, physical and online abuse. landmark rule change is on its way for tour buses. accident investigators have been pushing for it. all new motor coaches and a lot of large buses will be required to have three point lap shoulder belts. school buses and city transit buses will be exempt. on average, 21 people are killed

every year in bus accidents. another 8,000 injured. for perspective, 70% of those killed in crashes were ejected from the bus. 16 americans, journalists, lawmakers and ballplayers are in the latest class of medal of freedom winners. at the white house, president obama honored former president bill clinton, loretta lynn, and mr. cub, ernie banks. the president also honored oprah winfrey, one of his staunchest earliest backers in his bid for president. >> her bosses told her she should change her name to susie. i have to pause here to say i got the same advice. >> by the way president john f. kennedy established the award 50 years ago. he was killed before ever

getting to give a single medal out. let's turn to our tweter question now for today. so we learned this week there might be a sequel to it's a wonderful life. i don't understand that. that's the not type of movie we thought deserved a follow-up. but it's not the only one like that. what movie shouldn't have a sequel some #way too special. it's getting responses of great movies that had sequels that were so bad they should have never made them. so you can go in either direction. we'll have the best answers later in the show. still ahead, alex rodriguez making noise about his arbitration hearing and not a happy man. why he walked out and does not plan to go back. and one of bon jovi's biggest hits, back on the charts. we'll show you the funny reason why later in the cooler. and a check on weather.

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traded him, this is his postseason numbers. now of course in 2008 to 2011, he was in medical becauilwaukee. but you saw him this fall against the red sox especially, we're talk brutal. brutal numbers. batted .221 this year in the postseason. rangers, this is hysterical. david murphy is headed to cleveland. why do we care? because we found out through his daughter's daycare. right? yahoo! is reporting murphy's young daughter went in and told her teacher daddy is going to be an indian. and it got to the media. that is classic. great reporting. we have more drama surrounding alex rodriguez. he storms out of his grievance hearing yesterday. >> do we care anymore? >> you'll care. this is pretty compelling sound bite. he storms out after the ruling

that bud selig did not have to testify citing the burden of proof on the matter, saying in the entire history of the agreement, the commissioner has not testified in a single case. a-rod went wfan to vent. >> i lost my mind. i banged the table and slammed out of the room. i knew it was restrictive and i knew it wasn't fair. but what we saw today is just disgusting and the fact that the man from milwaukee that put this suspension on me with not one bit of evidence, something i didn't do, and he doesn't have the courage to come look me in the eye and tell me this is why i get 211? i shouldn't serve one inning. i know he doesn't like new york. i love the city. i love being a yankee. my daughters grew up in norew

york. the embarrassment he's put me and my true and he stpt have do the courage to come see me and tell me this is why i'm destroying your career? what's wrong is wrong and the system is wrong. whether you're in federal court or state court or the kanc rue court like we are today, players need protection. >> that was some emotion. >> he sounds like he believes himself. which is in amazing. >> rodriguez said he would not return to the hearing room this morning. he's appealing his suspension. to an olympic update, lindsey vonn's condition after she got hurt on tuesday, she suffered a partial tear in a ligament in her right knee. that's the same knee that she blew out in february. the olympic gold medalist expected to return to competition later this month and

defend her title at the sochi winter olympics. that's just 78 days away. she says she will continue with physical therapy and see how her body responds. >> doesn't she have to qualify, too? >> yeah, i think for the top two or three finishers, that's usually how it works. another bizarre day in the life of jose canseco. he tweeted this photo. he was pulled over with a couple of diaper wearing goats in his back seat. conseco said he and his girlfriend were travel to go shoot a documentary on his new fae faent fainting goats. >> how do you change a diaper on a goat? >> sounds like a riddle that i don't want to know the answer to. very carefully? >> an interesting life. him and tyson. it's snowing in denver this morning. cold and the snow and winter is really going to make itself apparent across the country over the next week.

denver pick up probably 2, 3 inches by the time we get to about noon today. and then it will be ending. but pretty good snow out there this morning. it's raining in oklahoma. and also up through missouri. unfortunately, those areas that saw the tornadoes and a lot of people still don't have power are getting a cold rain. as far as the winter goes, winter weather advisories in oklahoma and even oklahoma city is expecting freezing rain from tonight into saturday morning. as far as snow goes, heaviest amounts will be new mexico and colorado. right now it is minus 15 in montana and that cold air will head across the country. so it will head this way, sunday on the east coast, great lakes midwest saturday. >> and you said it will warm up here? it was pretty cold this morning when i got up. so it's there. thank you, bill. coming up on "morning joe," a day after president obama hits lowest approval rating, it's every worse when it comes to obama care. the panel will discuss if a rebound is even possible. and when we come back here,

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at the top of the show, we talked about trey radel sentenced to one year probation for being caught with 3.5 grams

of cocaine. if you want to sound smart, tell your friends it is estimated about 2 million people are cocained a ticke ed addicts in states and the u.s. is the world's largest consumer of cocaine. time for the cooler. hey, louis. >> bon jovi's living on a prayer is back on the billboard charts 26 years after it was released and it's all because of one goofy kid. ♪ ♪ hold on to what we got, it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not ♪ ♪ we got each other, and that's a lot, we'll give it a shot ♪

>> that video went viral. billboard reports the song is number 25 in the hot 100. that kid is just feeling the vibe of class he can bon jovi rock and roll. nothing short of amazing. this may be one of the most popular man in the world.and ro. nothing short of amazing. this may be one of the most popular man in the world. but david letterman says he's not sure who he'll support. >> bill clinton said he thought it was time for a woman to become president of the united states. we have his entire statement regarding being time for a president to be a woman here in the united states. here is the whole statement. it's fascinating. watch this. >> i hope we have a woman president in my lifetime and i think it would be a good thing for the world as well as for america. as far as possible candidates goes, i suggest jessica alba, scarlett johansson, beyonce, kate upton, shakira or my wife.

in no particular order. a message from -- >> can't argue with the president. now, finally ron burgundy visited conan last night to promote his new book. and there were more than a few revelations including one that really turned some heads. >> it says in the book that you slept with bruce lee. >> i did. >> i slept with bruce lee? >> i did. it wasn't a homosexual thing. the height of being manly. nothing against homosexuals. but it was just two men and it was fast and furious. much the way he fights. he's like two wolverines going at it in a burlap sack. and i don't know what hit me. and at the end of the night, we just bowed. >> what a role model. how can you not live your life

after ron burgundy? >> hi, mika. don't you like his beard? >> no. >> i think he looks handsome. >> i guess i'm just talking to a camera here. nobody on the other end. >> he's confident yet cheesy? confident and cheesy. all right. thank you, lie louis. still ahead, your best and most creative tweets and "morning joe" just moments away. i'm beth... and i'm michelle. and we own the paper cottage. it's a stationery and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink card. so you can manage your business expenses and access them online instantly with the game changing app from ink. we didn't get into business to spend time managing receipts, that's why we have ink. we like being in business because we like being creative, we like interacting with people. so you have time to focus on the things you love.

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♪ grease 2 should never ever have been made. that courtesy of kathy. it's a wonderful life might have a sequel and it should not. so we thought what other movies shouldn't have a sequel. and people said which shouldn't have a sequel and which sequels were just god awful.

>> ken had one, he says "shawshank redemption". don't mess with that great ending. >> added on too much. didn't need to see them mess with that. >> michael said how about "meatballs 2." why there was a "meatballs 1." >> "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ good morning. it is thursday, which means it's almost friday, november 21st. welcome to "morning joe." with us on set we have the chairman of deutsch incorporated, donny deutsch. you are wonderful.